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Dora Deane Sears 1903 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 August 1903

Birth Location: Lawsonville, Rusk County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1994

Death Location: Brachfield, Rusk County, Texas, USA

Father: Owen Sears

Mother: Lola Gross

Spouse(s): Merwyn Orr

Children(s): Jo Orr

In 1903, Dora Deane Sears entered the world in Lawsonville, Rusk County, Texas, USA, born to Owen Lafayette Sears and Lola Eppie Gross. Dora Deane Sears married Merwyn Orr, and had children including Jo Ann Orr. Dora Deane Sears passed away in 1994 in Brachfield, Rusk County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1903, Dora Deane Sears entered the world in Lawsonville, Rusk County, Texas, USA, born to Owen Lafayette Sears and Lola Eppie Gross.
  • Dora Deane Sears married Merwyn Orr, and had children including Jo Ann Orr.
  • Dora Deane Sears passed away in 1994 in Brachfield, Rusk County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dora Sears's Ancestors

Self
Dora Sears
1903 – 1994
Birth Place: Lawsonville, Rusk County, Texas, USA
Parents
Owen Lafayette Sears
1875 – 1962
Panola County, Texas
Lola (Eppie) Gross
1887 – 1963
New Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (Anderson) Sears
Nancy (Fredonia) Chapman
William (Franklin) Gross
1860 – 1912
Tennessee
Sarah (Ann Wylie Gross Cooley) Howell
1863 – 1945
Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Owen Sears
1821 – 1885
Elizabeth Rush
1827 – 1903
James Chapman
1810 – 1897
Nancy Hoyle
1815 – 1872
John Gross
1845 –
Mary Carter
1838 –
Franklin Wylie
1832 – 1916
Sophirah Davis
1834 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anderson Sears
1791 – 1860
Martha
1805 – 1870
James Rush
1783 – 1856
Elizabeth Buckner
1796 – 1860
Thomas Chapman
1785 – 1845
Lavinia Mobley
1775 – 1839
John Hoyle
1770 – 1824
Harriet Saunders
1770 –
John Wiley
1805 – 1844
Teleta Carr
1808 – 1844
Thomas Davis
1793 – 1849
Parkey Yoakum
1804 – 1884

Dora Sears's Descendants

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Dora (Deane) Sears (13 August 1903 – 13 Feb 1994) m. Merwyn Orr (11 Nov 1901 – 03 Mar 1999)
  1. 1. Jo (Ann) Orr m. Boyd (Gilbert) Miller (27 July 1925 – 05/02/2009)

Dora Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1903
13 August 1903
Birth of Dora Deane Sears in Lawsonville, Rusk County, Texas, USA
Lawsonville, Rusk County, Texas, USA
1994
13 Feb 1994
Age 91
Death of Dora Deane Sears in Brachfield, Rusk County, Texas, USA
Brachfield, Rusk County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 August 1903
    Event Place: Lawsonville, Rusk County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1994
    Event Place: Brachfield, Rusk County, Texas, USA

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